Boston butt prepared ahead for travel

Reddogwood

looking for recommendations on the best way to transport and hold a butt to eat it a couple days later.  We owe dinner for family reunion on 7/6. Need to cook the butts at home and we’re traveling on 7/4.  I was thinking of cooking it overnight and pulling it off the egg the morning of 7/4. Questions: 1) should I cook it sooner so it fully cools before we leave? 2) should I leave it whole and pull it right before we eat or pull it right after it’s done cooking? 3) what’s the best way to reheat it? I’ve always heated my leftovers in the microwave, but for mass quantity I’m sure there’s a better way. Maybe low heat in the oven? Add any liquid or sauce for the reheat?

i appreciate any feedback and other recommendations.

happy 4th! God bless America 

lousubcap

I would finish the cook at whatever time fits your schedule and pull right after cooking.  Load into food saver (or ziplock bags) with as much air removed as you can.  When ready to serve you can reheat in a croc pot with some apple juice/apple cider vinegar.  You can also put the bags into a pot of hot water to bring to temperature.  FWIW-

abtaylor260

One guy told me to reheat ribs one time is wrap in foil and put on low heat, put some apple juice in the foil and let it warm up to temp. I bet the same would go for a pork butt. I bet you can use whatever liquid you prefer. For ribs I prefer apple juice. Just an idea. I bet others on here have more proven methods.

JohnInCarolina

lousubcap said:

I would finish the cook at whatever time fits your schedule and pull right after cooking.  Load into food saver (or ziplock bags) with as much air removed as you can.  When ready to serve you can reheat in a croc pot with some apple juice/apple cider vinegar.  You can also put the bags into a pot of hot water to bring to temperature.  FWIW-

This is absolutely the way to do it if you have a vacuum sealer. 

Reddogwood

Thank you all. Appreciate the feedback

buzd504

You can eliminate most of the air from a ziploc if you submerge the bag in a pot of water (leave the opening of the bag out of the water) and close it while the bulk of the bag is submerged.